Best alternatives to Screen Recorder (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Screen Recorder, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Screen Recorder alternatives, compared
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Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™
Screen Recorder is a software that allows you to capture and record your computer screen right in the browser!
≈600K users4.2★ from 18.1K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Screen Recorder
Free Simple tool for high quality video capturing from Tab, Area of the page and full Screen, with Mic, Webcam and System audio
≈400K users3.7★ from 1.1K ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 1)
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Screen Recorder
Screen recording for active tab and app that download screen video in mp4
≈4K users4.6★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago5 permissions- About 500× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Screen Recorder
Record your computer's screen with just one click!
≈300K users3.1★ from 311 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago3 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
- Listed under Tools
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Free Screen Recorder
Record screen along with audio and making the recording downloadable
≈20K users3.4★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
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Screen Recorder
Screen recorder - simple, tiny, user-friendly and full-featured!
≈1K users4.5★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions- About 2000× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 1)
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Real Screen Recorder
Real Screen Recorder records the screen and webcam with audio.
≈20K users4.4★ from 24 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 1)
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Screen Recorder | Voice Recorder
Record sound or Record screen from the browser current tab
≈2K users2.1★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago8 permissions- About 1000× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 1)
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Live Screen Recorder
Effortlessly Record Your Screen with the Live Screen Recorder Browser Extension
≈30K users4.2★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago8 permissions- About 67× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 1)
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Desktop Screen Recorder
Record the computer's screen, entire application or a single browser tab with audio support
≈10K users3.8★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago5 permissions- About 200× fewer users than Screen Recorder
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 1)
- Listed under Social Networking
Screen Recorder alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Screen Recorder?
By users, the most popular alternative is Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™ with ≈600K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Screen Recorder for Google Chrome™.
Which Screen Recorder alternative has the best rating?
Live Screen Recorder has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 54 ratings.
Is there a Screen Recorder alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Screen Recorder asks for 0 permissions, against 1 for Screen Recorder.
How many alternatives to Screen Recorder are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Screen Recorder on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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